Jordan Farmar

(in predicted order of finish) 1. Spurs 2013-14: 62-20. Coming: Kyle Anderson. Going: No one of significance. Despite all of their sustained success, the Spurs have never won back-to-back titles. In fact they never had reached the NBA Finals in consecutive years until last season. For them to win consecutive championships — and reach the NBA Finals for the third season in a row — small forward Kawhi Leonard must sustain the high level he showed while earning the MVP award in the 2014 Finals against the Heat. 2. Clippers 2013-14: 57-25. Coming: Owner Steve Ballmer, Spencer Hawes, Jordan Farmar, Chris Douglas-Roberts, Ekpe Udoh, C.J. Wilcox. Going: Owner Donald...

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(in predicted order of finish)
1. Spurs
2013-14: 62-20.
Coming: Kyle Anderson.
Going: No one of significance.
Despite all of their sustained success, the Spurs have never won back-to-back titles. In fact they never had reached the NBA Finals in...

Steve Ballmer got his team. Now he’s locked up his coach.
Two weeks after acquiring the Clippers, the team's new owner gave president of basketball operations and coach Doc Rivers a new contract that will run through the 2018-19 season.
Terms of the...

Once LeBron James announced, “I'm Coming Home,” to Cleveland last Friday, the free-agency floodgates opened, with the player moves coming fast and furious.
James was the Pied Piper, the one who set in motion so much change in the NBA that it left some...

Zooey Deschanel got top dollar for her home in Hollywood Hills. The actress-singer-songwriter, who bought a house in Manhattan Beach this year, sold her old place for $2.33 million — a little more than 6% over the asking price.
Set on half an acre, the...

DeAndre Jordan wouldn't even let a reporter finish a question about his future before interrupting.
"I'm not a free agent until July," Jordan said flatly Sunday evening.
Doc Rivers was equally antsy when Jordan's name was mentioned,...

Austin Rivers remembers the postgame speech that epitomized how his father has handled this sweaty fight of a Clippers season.
It was, appropriately, about boxing.
"One thing I've learned about playing for my dad is that he gives unbelievable...

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Austin Rivers said it wasn't the idea of playing for his father, Clippers Coach Doc Rivers, that intrigued him most about coming to Los Angeles.
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Jordan Farmar admitted he was “surprised that it got to this point” where the Clippers felt that it was best to waive the 6-2 backup point guard on Friday.
Farmar became expendable because of his subpar play this season and because the Clippers...

The Clippers waived backup guard Jordan Farmar, the team announced Friday.
The move comes a day after the team acquired Austin Rivers in a three-team trade that involved the Boston Celtics and the Phoenix Suns. In the deal, the Clippers sent forward...

Father knows best?
Austin Rivers certainly hopes so.
The 22-year-old shooting guard could only trust his father knew what he was doing Thursday when Doc Rivers completed a trade that brought his son to the Clippers.
Rivers was born in Santa Monica,...

A trade that would send Austin Rivers to the Clippers to play under his father, Doc Rivers, is expected to be finalized Thursday.
It would be the first time in NBA history that a son will play for his father.
When a reporter recently asked Rivers...

The underachieving Clippers bench was even more short-handed than usual Wednesday night.
Coach Doc Rivers drastically shortened his rotation, leaving his team with only three reserves he was willing to use.
It didn't matter because the Clippers still...

Dahntay Jones didn't mind the mad scramble he made to join the Clippers on Wednesday.
It sure beat playing for the Fort Wayne Mad Ants.
The journeyman forward's hectic day started after he learned the Clippers were signing him to a 10-day contract...

Dahntay Jones went from the Fort Wayne Mad Ants into a mad scramble Wednesday, trying to join the Clippers in Portland after they signed the veteran swingman to a 10-day contract.
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Doc Rivers was asked a hypothetical question Saturday afternoon about coaching his son Austin.
Funny thing: The scenario might not just exist in theory.
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Jordan Farmar needed to get going. Doc's orders.
The Clippers reserve point guard had made a minimal impact through the first quarter of the season, and his coach was demanding a breakthrough in less than polite terms.
"I've been on him, riding him...

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The Clippers have taken it easy on rookie C.J. Wilcox.
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